2006Final results
2006 election for U.S. Senate in New York
U.S. Senate · New York
Hillary Clinton (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating John Spencer (R) by 36.0 points.
Hillary ClintonDemocrat · winner
67.0%3,008,428
John SpencerRepublican
31.0%1,392,189
Howie HawkinsGreen
1.2%55,469
Jeffrey T. RussellLibertarian
0.5%20,996
Roger CaleroSocialist Workers
0.2%6,967
William Van AukenOther party
0.1%6,004
4,490,053 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Hillary ClintonJohn Spencer
$39.8M
Raised by the campaign
$5.8M
$34.4M
Spent by the campaign
$5.7M
$11M
Cash on hand
$188.9K
Other candidates' campaigns: Howie Hawkins $48K · Jeffrey T. Russell $9.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006
The candidates
Hillary Clinton (D)John Spencer (R)
Also on the ballot: Howie Hawkins (Green), 1.2%; Jeffrey T. Russell (Libertarian), 0.5%; Roger Calero (Socialist Workers), 0.2%; William Van Auken (Other party), 0.1%